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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was about a week after I had been welcomed into the Perry family that we were all asked to take high tea at the house of Mrs. Perry's sister, the Countess of Blueberry.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was about a week after I had been welcomed into the Perry family that we were all asked to take high tea at the house of Mrs. Perry's sister, the Countess of Blueberry.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was about a week after I had been welcomed into the Perry family that we were all asked to take high tea at the house of Mrs. Perry's sister, the Countess of Blueberry.
all
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From this reading It was about a week after I had been welcomed into the Perry family that we were all asked to take high tea at the house of Mrs. Perry's sister, the Countess of Blueberry.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We had been much together, and our conversations had largely concerned themselves with the curious state of things obtaining in the country from which I had come.
approve
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From this reading In some respects she became more and more inclined to approve of a country in which wealth might be used to lessen care, instead of increasing it, and in which even the richest were under no cloud of inferiority.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was about a week after I had been welcomed into the Perry family that we were all asked to take high tea at the house of Mrs. Perry's sister, the Countess of Blueberry.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was about a week after I had been welcomed into the Perry family that we were all asked to take high tea at the house of Mrs. Perry's sister, the Countess of Blueberry.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Miriam was deeply interested in what I told her, but I had to be very careful.
became
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From this reading In some respects she became more and more inclined to approve of a country in which wealth might be used to lessen care, instead of increasing it, and in which even the richest were under no cloud of inferiority.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was about a week after I had been welcomed into the Perry family that we were all asked to take high tea at the house of Mrs. Perry's sister, the Countess of Blueberry.
Blueberry
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From this reading It was about a week after I had been welcomed into the Perry family that we were all asked to take high tea at the house of Mrs. Perry's sister, the Countess of Blueberry.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Miriam was deeply interested in what I told her, but I had to be very careful.
care
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From this reading In some respects she became more and more inclined to approve of a country in which wealth might be used to lessen care, instead of increasing it, and in which even the richest were under no cloud of inferiority.
careful
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From this reading Miriam was deeply interested in what I told her, but I had to be very careful.
cloud
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From this reading In some respects she became more and more inclined to approve of a country in which wealth might be used to lessen care, instead of increasing it, and in which even the richest were under no cloud of inferiority.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had been much together, and our conversations had largely concerned themselves with the curious state of things obtaining in the country from which I had come.
concerned
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From this reading We had been much together, and our conversations had largely concerned themselves with the curious state of things obtaining in the country from which I had come.
conversations
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From this reading We had been much together, and our conversations had largely concerned themselves with the curious state of things obtaining in the country from which I had come.
Countess
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From this reading It was about a week after I had been welcomed into the Perry family that we were all asked to take high tea at the house of Mrs. Perry's sister, the Countess of Blueberry.
country
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From this reading We had been much together, and our conversations had largely concerned themselves with the curious state of things obtaining in the country from which I had come.
curious
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From this reading We had been much together, and our conversations had largely concerned themselves with the curious state of things obtaining in the country from which I had come.
deeply
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From this reading The most important thing that had happened in the meantime was that I had fallen deeply in love with Miriam.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In some respects she became more and more inclined to approve of a country in which wealth might be used to lessen care, instead of increasing it, and in which even the richest were under no cloud of inferiority.
fallen
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From this reading The most important thing that had happened in the meantime was that I had fallen deeply in love with Miriam.
family
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From this reading It was about a week after I had been welcomed into the Perry family that we were all asked to take high tea at the house of Mrs. Perry's sister, the Countess of Blueberry.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We had been much together, and our conversations had largely concerned themselves with the curious state of things obtaining in the country from which I had come.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was about a week after I had been welcomed into the Perry family that we were all asked to take high tea at the house of Mrs. Perry's sister, the Countess of Blueberry.
happened
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From this reading The most important thing that had happened in the meantime was that I had fallen deeply in love with Miriam.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miriam was deeply interested in what I told her, but I had to be very careful.
high
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From this reading It was about a week after I had been welcomed into the Perry family that we were all asked to take high tea at the house of Mrs. Perry's sister, the Countess of Blueberry.
house
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From this reading It was about a week after I had been welcomed into the Perry family that we were all asked to take high tea at the house of Mrs. Perry's sister, the Countess of Blueberry.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was about a week after I had been welcomed into the Perry family that we were all asked to take high tea at the house of Mrs. Perry's sister, the Countess of Blueberry.
important
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From this reading The most important thing that had happened in the meantime was that I had fallen deeply in love with Miriam.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The most important thing that had happened in the meantime was that I had fallen deeply in love with Miriam.
inclined
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From this reading In some respects she became more and more inclined to approve of a country in which wealth might be used to lessen care, instead of increasing it, and in which even the richest were under no cloud of inferiority.
increasing
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From this reading In some respects she became more and more inclined to approve of a country in which wealth might be used to lessen care, instead of increasing it, and in which even the richest were under no cloud of inferiority.
inferiority
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From this reading In some respects she became more and more inclined to approve of a country in which wealth might be used to lessen care, instead of increasing it, and in which even the richest were under no cloud of inferiority.
instead
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From this reading In some respects she became more and more inclined to approve of a country in which wealth might be used to lessen care, instead of increasing it, and in which even the richest were under no cloud of inferiority.
interested
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From this reading Miriam was deeply interested in what I told her, but I had to be very careful.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was about a week after I had been welcomed into the Perry family that we were all asked to take high tea at the house of Mrs. Perry's sister, the Countess of Blueberry.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was about a week after I had been welcomed into the Perry family that we were all asked to take high tea at the house of Mrs. Perry's sister, the Countess of Blueberry.
largely
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From this reading We had been much together, and our conversations had largely concerned themselves with the curious state of things obtaining in the country from which I had come.
lessen
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From this reading In some respects she became more and more inclined to approve of a country in which wealth might be used to lessen care, instead of increasing it, and in which even the richest were under no cloud of inferiority.
love
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From this reading The most important thing that had happened in the meantime was that I had fallen deeply in love with Miriam.
meantimenounUS /ˈmiːntaɪm/
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading The most important thing that had happened in the meantime was that I had fallen deeply in love with Miriam.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading In some respects she became more and more inclined to approve of a country in which wealth might be used to lessen care, instead of increasing it, and in which even the richest were under no cloud of inferiority.
Miriam
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From this reading The most important thing that had happened in the meantime was that I had fallen deeply in love with Miriam.
more
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From this reading In some respects she became more and more inclined to approve of a country in which wealth might be used to lessen care, instead of increasing it, and in which even the richest were under no cloud of inferiority.
most
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From this reading The most important thing that had happened in the meantime was that I had fallen deeply in love with Miriam.
Mrs
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From this reading It was about a week after I had been welcomed into the Perry family that we were all asked to take high tea at the house of Mrs. Perry's sister, the Countess of Blueberry.
much
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From this reading We had been much together, and our conversations had largely concerned themselves with the curious state of things obtaining in the country from which I had come.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading In some respects she became more and more inclined to approve of a country in which wealth might be used to lessen care, instead of increasing it, and in which even the richest were under no cloud of inferiority.
obtaining
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From this reading We had been much together, and our conversations had largely concerned themselves with the curious state of things obtaining in the country from which I had come.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was about a week after I had been welcomed into the Perry family that we were all asked to take high tea at the house of Mrs. Perry's sister, the Countess of Blueberry.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We had been much together, and our conversations had largely concerned themselves with the curious state of things obtaining in the country from which I had come.
Perry
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From this reading It was about a week after I had been welcomed into the Perry family that we were all asked to take high tea at the house of Mrs. Perry's sister, the Countess of Blueberry.
Perry's
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From this reading It was about a week after I had been welcomed into the Perry family that we were all asked to take high tea at the house of Mrs. Perry's sister, the Countess of Blueberry.
respects
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From this reading In some respects she became more and more inclined to approve of a country in which wealth might be used to lessen care, instead of increasing it, and in which even the richest were under no cloud of inferiority.
richest
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From this reading In some respects she became more and more inclined to approve of a country in which wealth might be used to lessen care, instead of increasing it, and in which even the richest were under no cloud of inferiority.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In some respects she became more and more inclined to approve of a country in which wealth might be used to lessen care, instead of increasing it, and in which even the richest were under no cloud of inferiority.
sister
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From this reading It was about a week after I had been welcomed into the Perry family that we were all asked to take high tea at the house of Mrs. Perry's sister, the Countess of Blueberry.
some
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From this reading In some respects she became more and more inclined to approve of a country in which wealth might be used to lessen care, instead of increasing it, and in which even the richest were under no cloud of inferiority.
state
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From this reading We had been much together, and our conversations had largely concerned themselves with the curious state of things obtaining in the country from which I had come.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was about a week after I had been welcomed into the Perry family that we were all asked to take high tea at the house of Mrs. Perry's sister, the Countess of Blueberry.
tea
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From this reading It was about a week after I had been welcomed into the Perry family that we were all asked to take high tea at the house of Mrs. Perry's sister, the Countess of Blueberry.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was about a week after I had been welcomed into the Perry family that we were all asked to take high tea at the house of Mrs. Perry's sister, the Countess of Blueberry.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was about a week after I had been welcomed into the Perry family that we were all asked to take high tea at the house of Mrs. Perry's sister, the Countess of Blueberry.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading We had been much together, and our conversations had largely concerned themselves with the curious state of things obtaining in the country from which I had come.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The most important thing that had happened in the meantime was that I had fallen deeply in love with Miriam.
things
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From this reading We had been much together, and our conversations had largely concerned themselves with the curious state of things obtaining in the country from which I had come.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was about a week after I had been welcomed into the Perry family that we were all asked to take high tea at the house of Mrs. Perry's sister, the Countess of Blueberry.
together
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From this reading We had been much together, and our conversations had largely concerned themselves with the curious state of things obtaining in the country from which I had come.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miriam was deeply interested in what I told her, but I had to be very careful.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading In some respects she became more and more inclined to approve of a country in which wealth might be used to lessen care, instead of increasing it, and in which even the richest were under no cloud of inferiority.
used
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From this reading In some respects she became more and more inclined to approve of a country in which wealth might be used to lessen care, instead of increasing it, and in which even the richest were under no cloud of inferiority.
very
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From this reading Miriam was deeply interested in what I told her, but I had to be very careful.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was about a week after I had been welcomed into the Perry family that we were all asked to take high tea at the house of Mrs. Perry's sister, the Countess of Blueberry.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It was about a week after I had been welcomed into the Perry family that we were all asked to take high tea at the house of Mrs. Perry's sister, the Countess of Blueberry.
wealth
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From this reading In some respects she became more and more inclined to approve of a country in which wealth might be used to lessen care, instead of increasing it, and in which even the richest were under no cloud of inferiority.
week
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From this reading It was about a week after I had been welcomed into the Perry family that we were all asked to take high tea at the house of Mrs. Perry's sister, the Countess of Blueberry.
welcomed
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From this reading It was about a week after I had been welcomed into the Perry family that we were all asked to take high tea at the house of Mrs. Perry's sister, the Countess of Blueberry.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was about a week after I had been welcomed into the Perry family that we were all asked to take high tea at the house of Mrs. Perry's sister, the Countess of Blueberry.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Miriam was deeply interested in what I told her, but I had to be very careful.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We had been much together, and our conversations had largely concerned themselves with the curious state of things obtaining in the country from which I had come.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The most important thing that had happened in the meantime was that I had fallen deeply in love with Miriam.
